Cardiology Referrals

We’ve developed these referral guidelines to guide you through the process of referring to CHOC Specialists Cardiology. Please follow the instructions provided in the guidelines to ensure qualification and appropriate process in referring your patient.

The CHOC Heart Institute, along with CHOC Specialists Cardiology, offers state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment for an entire spectrum of pediatric cardiac conditions.

What We Treat

Our nationally recognized cardiac experts were trained at some of the top programs in the country. They exclusively evaluate and treat all types of heart and vascular problems, including:

All types of congenital heart defects, from atrial septal defects to single ventricle defects, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Heart failure
Arrhythmias
Dyslipidemia
Pulmonary hypertension
Vascular anomalies
Acquired heart disease, including Kawasaki disease and cardiomyopathy.

Our Services

We are the only Orange County facility to perform neonatal and pediatric open-heart surgery and cardiac catheterization. We proudly offer one of the only dedicated pediatric electrophysiology programs in the region and a dedicated Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) with the most advanced bedside monitoring equipment available. Our services include:

Heart surgery
Cardiac catheterization
Electrophysiology
Interventional cardiology
Arrhythmia device monitoring
Lipid management
Extracorporeal life support
Cardiodiagnostics
Sports cardiology
Cardiovascular intensive care.

Specialty Care Physician Concierge Service

To connect with a physician concierge representative, call 714-509-4013, or pingmd@cs concierge.
Our physician concierge service expedites provider-to-provider* communication with CHOC specialists.

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Also assists with: